The Foundation for Excellence in Education is a think tank on education reform based in

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History

The foundation was established by

Jeb Bush John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. Bush, who grew up in Houston, was the second son of former President George H. W. Bush ...

, shortly after his tenure as Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007.Stephanie Simon
Jeb Bush, With Cash And Clout, Pushes Contentious School Reforms
''The Huffington Post'', January 26, 2013.Trip Gabriel

''The New York Times'', April 26, 2011. It has received donations from

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, Michael Bloomberg and Eli Broad, as well as Connections Education, a subsidiary of Pearson PLC, and Amplify, a subsidiary of

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. The education reform policies suggested by the foundation have influenced

Mitch Daniels Mitchell Elias Daniels Jr. (born April 7, 1949) is an American academic administrator, businessman, author, and retired politician. A Republican, Daniels served as the 49th governor of Indiana from 2005 to 2013. Since 2013, Daniels has been pr ...

, the former Republican Governor of

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, now President of Purdue University.

Nicky Morgan Nicola Ann Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Cotes, (; born 10 October 1972) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities from 2014 to 2016 and Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, ...

, the British Secretary of State for Education, spoke at the 2014 Foundation for Excellence in Education Summit on November 20, 2014.Nicky Morgan speaks about our plan for education
November 21, 2014 Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has served as its Chairman since January 2015.The Associated Press
Condoleezza Rice Taking Over Jeb Bush's Education Foundation
''The New York Times'', January 22, 2015.Thomas Beaumont

''The Huffington Post'', January 23, 2015.

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